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Originally Posted by Bartek Wyre
Well yeah, the Cure have gone from new wave to goth to pop, then back to goth, then for a brief period they've experimented with shoegaze and psychedelia, then they've pretty much gone back to goth. That's their definitive sound.
Whereas the Manics have gone from punk to hair metal to alternative rock/grunge to brit pop to whatever the fuck KYE is to synthpop to proper indie rock (IKTZG & TGW) to a puzzling amalgamation of the worst aspects of all of the above. They've dabbled with so many different genres that they don't even have a definitive sound at this point.
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I don't think they need fans to help them write and their albums don't have to be defined and specific that would be boring. They know how to write and perform whatever their sound being distinct with successful albums, numerous b sides and bonus tracks over the years.